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Chapter 8. TCP/IP Dynamic Routing<br />

Pro<strong>to</strong>cols<br />

In Chapter 2, "The Networker's Guide <strong>to</strong> TCP/IP," we reviewed <strong>the</strong><br />

different pro<strong>to</strong>cols that make up <strong>the</strong> TCP/IP pro<strong>to</strong>col suite. In <strong>the</strong><br />

section covering Internet Pro<strong>to</strong>col (IP), we reviewed <strong>the</strong> following:<br />

• Classful IP addressing<br />

• Classless IP addressing<br />

• The IP datagram routing process<br />

• Static and dynamic routing<br />

Then, in Chapter 3, "The Networker's Guide <strong>to</strong> AppleTalk, IPX, and<br />

NetBIOS," we looked at AppleTalk and Inter<strong>network</strong> Packet Exchange<br />

(IPX) pro<strong>to</strong>col suites and <strong>the</strong> pro<strong>to</strong>cols that make <strong>the</strong>se respective<br />

suites work. All <strong>the</strong>se pro<strong>to</strong>col suites provide <strong>the</strong> same fundamental<br />

set of communication services and can operate over <strong>the</strong> same<br />

transport media. TCP/IP's distinction is that it can scale <strong>to</strong> an almost<br />

limitless size, whereas IPX and AppleTalk have size and operational<br />

limitations that make <strong>the</strong>m undesirable for use in large-scale<br />

enterprise and global <strong>network</strong>s.<br />

The flexibility of <strong>the</strong> TCP/IP pro<strong>to</strong>col suite is a result of IP's<br />

connectionless datagram delivery process and <strong>the</strong> diversity of IP<br />

dynamic routing pro<strong>to</strong>cols. Although TCP/IP was designed <strong>to</strong> operate<br />

on a global scale, <strong>the</strong> actual methodology of how TCP/IP is<br />

implemented has changed as <strong>the</strong> global Internet has grown. IP's<br />

original dynamic routing pro<strong>to</strong>cols have evolved, and new pro<strong>to</strong>cols<br />

have been created <strong>to</strong> meet IP's evolving needs. This diversity in <strong>the</strong><br />

implementation of IP and <strong>the</strong> variety of its associated dynamic routing<br />

pro<strong>to</strong>cols reflect <strong>the</strong> specific requirements for IP datagram delivery.<br />

The goal of this chapter is <strong>to</strong> provide you with a more in-depth look at<br />

TCP/IP's delivery fundamentals and <strong>the</strong> dynamic routing pro<strong>to</strong>cols<br />

that support this process. By looking at each of <strong>the</strong> routing pro<strong>to</strong>cols,<br />

you learn <strong>the</strong>ir strengths and weaknesses and, most importantly, how<br />

<strong>to</strong> use <strong>the</strong>m correctly. This chapter builds on <strong>the</strong> concepts covered in<br />

Chapter 2. In this chapter, we review and examine <strong>the</strong> following:<br />

• Dynamic routing concepts and terms<br />

• TCP/IP interior gateway pro<strong>to</strong>cols<br />

• TCP/IP exterior gateway pro<strong>to</strong>cols

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